Of nine fatal crashes reported by Streetsblog and other outlets, one motorist was known to have been charged for causing a death: Viveshdyal Thakoordyal was charged with manslaughter and driving while intoxicated for the crash that killed John Eberling. Carlos Carlo was struck by a hit-and-run driver who was not immediately caught or identified; Ryo Oyamada was killed by an officer driving an NYPD cruiser. Historically, nearly half of motorists who kill a New York City pedestrian or cyclist do not receive so much as a citation for careless driving.

At least one child and five seniors were killed by motorists in February: Amar Diarrassouba, 6; Bujar Hasimja, 72; Shu Ying Liu, 69; Carlos Carlo, 65; John Eberling, 76; and the unnamed Queens victim, whose age was reported as 67.

I hate to keep bringing this up, but I thought we were supposed to get data on those injured in motor vehicle crashes AND bike crashes under City Council legislation.

If data on bike crashes is ever released separately, it will just generate dozens of bikelash articles as if it is the primary problem. Kind of like all that politicking around a few unfortunate incidents on the subway.

I want to see it side by side with the data above. And with data on injuries and deaths caused by pedestrian trips and falls with no motor vehicle or bicycle involved.

Andrew

The NYPD issued 37 citations per day for failure to yield to a pedestrian.

If I had a ticket book, I could match that rate on my own without even going out of my way.